By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint city leaders addressed plans for reopening some government functions to the public at the April 22 meeting of the City Council, with City Administrator …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Don Carter has seen a lot change in Sandpoint in the 42 years he’s worked as the chief building inspector for the city. He’s gone …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council unanimously approved Mayor Shelby Rognstad’s declaration of local emergency March 18 — the last day the body will meet in person …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
While the project to remake War Memorial Field has been a local conversation point for months, it hasn’t yet made the leap from the drawing …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted for a “limited release of information” in response to a public records request from the Reader regarding legal …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint and consultant firm Bernardo Wills Architects hosted a public workshop Nov. 25 on the future design of War Memorial Field.
The …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s official. Bonner County filed a complaint Sept. 18 in District Court against the city of Sandpoint, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in the matter …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Work continues apace on street and pedestrian right-of-way construction in the downtown core. Nearly a month after crews broke ground on the project — Phase …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council took up a number of old business items Sept. 18, chief among them pushback to a recent decision by the U.S. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Despite the sound and fury surrounding the Festival at Sandpoint’s policy banning weapons at the publicly-owned War Memorial Field, city officials said they still haven’t …
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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December is creeping in! Head out to the return of the live gathering for the Kinderhaven Festival of Trees, or just take in a showing of The Polar Express or It’s a Wonderful Life with your family. See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Videography Jimmy Matlosz is making mini-documentaries, aka “mini docs” of notable Sandpoint persons. So far subjects have included cinematographer Erik Daarstaad, broadcaster Diane Michaels and man-of-many-talents Dan Shook. Latest is photographer Dann Hall. Go watch them at The Idaho Film Company»
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